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Alan Shearer gives Liverpool Premier League title verdict and Alexander Isak transfer response

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Alexander Isak upon signing for Liverpool from Newcastle United(Image: Nikki Dyer - LFC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Alan Shearer has tipped Liverpool to win the Premier League after signing Alexander Isak from Newcastle United.

James' Park for Anfield on deadline day, dropping the curtain on a record-breaking transfer window.

In an interview with Betfair, the former Newcastle and England gave his verdict on Liverpool and how Isak conducted himself over the summer.



But it makes it very difficult for the chasing pack."

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Shearer added: "I don’t think anyone will catch Liverpool this season.

They had a really difficult summer because of the loss of a teammate, so it will take them time to get back to really top form, and I get that, but for them to have not played well yet and still won three is a really positive sign for them."

Shearer then compared Isak's behaviour to Marc Guehi's, whose dream move to Liverpool collapsed at the eleventh hour.

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"We can thank him for what he did at Newcastle, but it’s been a messy situation all summer.

Liverpool remain interested in a deal for the Swede.

Meanwhile, Marc Guehi has been a player of interest all summer and Liverpool could still launch a last-minute deal for the Crystal Palace defender.

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